. Alden's Oxford guide : with key-plan of the University and city, and numerous engravings . Henry Chichele, of Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, one of the original Fellows of New College (12), afterwards Abp. of Canterbury, whose statue, with that of Henry VI, adorns the tower beneath which we enter. It is styled in the charter, The College of all the Souls of the FaithfulDeparted, and especially the souls of Henry V, King of England and France,and of the faithful subjects of the realm who fell in the French Wars ; and wasfounded for one warden, forty fellows, two chaplains, three clerks, an
. Alden's Oxford guide : with key-plan of the University and city, and numerous engravings . Henry Chichele, of Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, one of the original Fellows of New College (12), afterwards Abp. of Canterbury, whose statue, with that of Henry VI, adorns the tower beneath which we enter. It is styled in the charter, The College of all the Souls of the FaithfulDeparted, and especially the souls of Henry V, King of England and France,and of the faithful subjects of the realm who fell in the French Wars ; and wasfounded for one warden, forty fellows, two chaplains, three clerks, and threechoristers. There are now four Bible-clerks, who are the only undergraduatesat All Souls; the fellowships being filled up by election from other the founders statutes preference in election of members was given to thosecandidates who should prove themselves to be of his kin ; but this restrictionhas been abolished; and by the statute of May, 1882, provision was made-for fifty fellowships, of which several are tenable only in connection with Uni- All Souls Collesre. 43. versity professorships or other offices. Chichele spent a sum of ^4,156 ^s. 3(^/.in the building of the Firs^ Quadrangle and the original refectory, besidessome ^^5,300 for the site and lands. It is worthy of notice that this quadrangleretains its primitive features, its relative proportions never having been altered,as at New College {12) and Brasenose (22), by the adiiition of a third storey. On the N. side stands the Chapel, a good specimen of latePerpendicular work, 70 ft. by 30 ft., entered by a vaulted porchat the angle of the quad. It is open/rf^ daily in Term^from 12 to I and 2 till 4. ^^^ The great West window of ^^ j=5r^-. the ante-chapel was filledby Hardman in 1862. Fourof the other windows con-tain the original glass thosein the choir are old glassrecently restored by Clay-ton & Bell. The classicscreen by Sir J. Thornhillis a relic of i8th cent. im-provements. The chiefglory o
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